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RICHARD M. LIVINGSTON,

OF MANTENO, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 89,157, dated Aprfil 20, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHEESE-VATS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it may concern: p

Be it known that I, RICHARD M. LIVINGSTON, of Manteno, in the county of Kankakee, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oheese-Vats and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact'deseription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this speeiiioation.

The nature of this invention relates to improvements in cheese-vets, the object of which is to provide a means for more equally diffusing the heat which is used for facilitating the preparation of the curd, and it consists in the arrangement of parts.

Figure 1 represents a longitudinal. sectional elevation Figure 2 represents a plan view of the heating-vat, with a. part broken away; and

Figure 3 represents a transverse section on the lineV a: o f fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the heating-vat, wherein the vat B, for containing the milk, is set, as represented in fig. 1.`

Itis providedwith a steam or hot-water supply-pipe, C, which communicates with two, or any other suitable number of enlarged perforated distributing-pipes;D, which may be so arranged upon the bottom of the heating-Yat, as toproduce the best eiects in equally distributing the heat.'

'which further assist the distribution of the heat.

F represents a support for the central portion of the milk-vat, and is arranged in the bottom of the vat A, as shown in fig. l.

A Theremay be any suitable number of such supports, accordingr to the size and strength of the bottom of the vat B, the false bottom, A, being providedwith openingsfor the legs of thc said support-s.

I am aware that the perforated false bottom, and the removable milk-vat, have heretofore been used in cheese-rats, and I therefore do not claim them ;4 but Having thusdeseribed my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isv The described arrangement of the perforated pipes D, hot-water supply-pipe C, support F, for the milkvat B, and the removable false bottom, having central perforations, for the passage of the supports F, as herein set forth, for the purpose specified.

lhe above speoiiication of my invention, ysigned by me, this 25th day of May, 1868.

RICHARD M. LIVINGSTON.

Witnesses:

J. B. DEMARAls, ALFRED DnsLAURInRs. 

